Iliad vs Sony 505

helenagama · 06-15-2008, 07:53 AM

Hi,

I want to buy an e-reader and I don't know what is the best.
What is the best choice? Iliad or sony 505?
If I convert a doc file with the option save as pdf of word 2007, could I read it on iliad? And rtf file?
With sony 505 can I see an entire page of a book? And the letter it isn't very small?
Can you help me on the choice?
Sorry my english.

Regards
Helena Gama

DaleDe · 06-17-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helenagama

Hi,

I want to buy an e-reader and I don't know what is the best.
What is the best choice? Iliad or sony 505?
If I convert a doc file with the option save as pdf of word 2007, could I read it on iliad? And rtf file?
With sony 505 can I see an entire page of a book? And the letter it isn't very small?
Can you help me on the choice?
Sorry my english.

Regards
Helena Gama

If you need to read existing PDF files then the iLiad is your best choice. If you can convert your own and set up a paper size that is the correct size for the Sony and then print to this fake printer you will also be happy with the Sony. Otherwise the Sony is a poor PDF reader due to shrinking the image so small.

I believe the Sony will read RTF directly. These tend to be large files but doable.

Dale

wallcraft · 06-17-2008, 05:55 PM

If the original .doc produces A4 pages and you want to keep the same pages, then converting to PDF and viewing on the iLiad is currently your only real choice.

If instead you just want the same text, but "reflowed" to pages that work on the small screen, then saving it as a rtf and viewing it on a PRS-505 will work well. You can also view the rtf on the iLiad using FBReader (with some loss of formatting). Or convert the .rtf/.doc to MOBI (e.g. using MobiPocket Windows Reader) and view it on the iLiad. The PRS-505 won't show images in .rtf's, but the .rtf can be converted to .lrf to preserve images.

You can try FBReader with .rtf and MobiPocket Reader with converted .rtf on any Windows computer - just change the window size to about 768x1024 pixels (or a bit smaller) to be like the iLiad screen (the size on the screen will probably be bigger than on the iLiad, but it will show you how much text is typically on the screen). You may also be able to preview PRS-505 files on a Windows machine, but I don't know the details of how to do this.

jexxica · 06-18-2008, 12:15 AM

if i were u, i will choose Sony, words of praise, mainly

06-15-2008, 07:53 AM	#1
helenagama Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: none	Iliad vs Sony 505 Hi, I want to buy an e-reader and I don't know what is the best. What is the best choice? Iliad or sony 505? If I convert a doc file with the option save as pdf of word 2007, could I read it on iliad? And rtf file? With sony 505 can I see an entire page of a book? And the letter it isn't very small? Can you help me on the choice? Sorry my english. Regards Helena Gama

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wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	If the original .doc produces A4 pages and you want to keep the same pages, then converting to PDF and viewing on the iLiad is currently your only real choice. If instead you just want the same text, but "reflowed" to pages that work on the small screen, then saving it as a rtf and viewing it on a PRS-505 will work well. You can also view the rtf on the iLiad using FBReader (with some loss of formatting). Or convert the .rtf/.doc to MOBI (e.g. using MobiPocket Windows Reader) and view it on the iLiad. The PRS-505 won't show images in .rtf's, but the .rtf can be converted to .lrf to preserve images. You can try FBReader with .rtf and MobiPocket Reader with converted .rtf on any Windows computer - just change the window size to about 768x1024 pixels (or a bit smaller) to be like the iLiad screen (the size on the screen will probably be bigger than on the iLiad, but it will show you how much text is typically on the screen). You may also be able to preview PRS-505 files on a Windows machine, but I don't know the details of how to do this.

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